Semiconductor Light Emitting Device

2. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emitter matrix comprises an alternating arrangement of emitter cells and non-emitter cells.

3. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emitter cells and non-emitter cells are arranged in a checkerboard pattern.

4. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emitter cells and non-emitter cells are arranged in stripe pattern.

5. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emitter matrix comprises an array of at least nine emitter cells.

6. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emitters of the emitter matrix are infrared light-emitting diodes.

7. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emitters of the emitter matrix are vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers.

8. The semiconductor light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein no wirebond extends from any of the bonding pads to any of the non-emitter cells.

12. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, further comprising beam-forming optics for shaping light emitted by the emitter matrices of the semiconductor light-emitting devices.

13. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein the emitter matrix of one of the semiconductor light-emitting devices generates a first illumination pattern, and the emitter matrix of another of the semiconductor light-emitting devices generates a second illumination pattern, the second illumination pattern being an inverse of the first illumination pattern.

14. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein the imaging arrangement is disposed in a compact mobile device.

15. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein the emitter matrix of at least one of the first or second of the semiconductor light-emitting devices comprises an alternating arrangement of the emitter cells and non-emitter cells.

16. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein the emitter cells and non-emitter cells of at least one of the first or second of the semiconductor light-emitting devices are arranged in a checkerboard pattern.

17. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein the emitter cells and non-emitter cells of at least one of the first or second of the semiconductor light-emitting devices are arranged in stripe pattern.

18. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein at least one non-emitter cell of at least one of the first or second of the semiconductor light-emitting devices comprises a switching element.

19. The imaging arrangement of claim 11, wherein the emitter matrix of at least one of the first or second of the semiconductor light-emitting devices comprises an array of at least nine emitter cells.